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New York Yankees (55-51) at Texas Rangers (42-65) RHP Hiroki Kuroda (7-6, 3.99) vs. RHP Colby Lewis (6-8, 6.23) Game #108 • Home #54 (20-33) • Wed., July 30, 2014 • Globe Life Park in Arlington • 7:05 p.m. CDT • FSSW / 103.3 FM / 1540 AM WINS AND LOSSES: The Rangers lost to the Yankees 12-11 last night THIS IS A TRIBUTE: The Rangers will honor Yankees SS Derek Jeter in a and are 2-3 entering the finale of this 6-game, 6-day homestand against pregame ceremony beginning at 6:40 p.m. with former Rangers stars Ivan Oakland (1-2) and New York-AL (1-1)…team was 2-5 on road trip that fol- Rodriguez and Michael Young among the participants. lowed the All-Star break…team is 4-8 since the break, losing 3 of 4, 5 of 8 and 7 of 11…club’s 5-20 record in July marks fewest wins for the month FREAK OUT: J.P. Arencibia went 4-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 doubles, setting of any ML team and its most July losses since 1983 (8-20), most losses in career highs with 12 TB and 7 RBI last night…had most RBI by a Ranger any month since May 2007 (9-20)…club has lost 21+ games in a month 5 since Nelson Cruz on 5/25/12 vs. TOR (8)…the 4 hits matched his career times in Texas history, last going 9-21 in Aug. 2000…Texas has dropped 16 high (2nd time), first 4-H game since his ML debut on 8/7/10 vs. TB…it of 20, 22 of 27 and 30 of 37…Texas is 26-57 since 4/25…current .393 win- was his 8th career 2-HR game, 3 of which have come here in Arlington… ning pct. is lowest in MLB and current record of 42-65 matches Rangers’ is the 3rd player in Rangers history with minimums of 12 TB and 7 RBI in 3rd-fewest wins thru 107 games: 41-66 in both 1973 and 1985…current- a game, joining Jose Canseco (14 TB/8 RBI on 6/13/94 vs. SEA) and Josh ly 23 games under .500, matching season low point (also after Sunday’s Hamilton (18 TB/8 RBI on 5/8/12 at BAL)…first Ranger ever with 7 RBI loss), this after not seeing 23-under since 10/6/85 (-37, 62-99)…the last in a loss, first in MLB to do it since MIL’s Jonathan Lucroy on 8/30/12 at time with a record over .500 was a 31-30 mark on 6/6. Wrigley, also a 12-11 loss. • According to Elias Sports Bureau, Arencibia became just the 9th player RUBBER GAME / SERIES STUFF: This is the 4th time in as many series since 1920 (when RBI were first tracked) with 7+ RBI and 4+ XBH - and since the break for Texas to enter the series finale seeking a series win or one of the XBH being a grand slam…others on that list include Lou Gehrig split…for the 12th time in 2014, the Rangers enter the 3rd and final game (1934), Tony Lazzeri (1936), Mark Whiten (1993), and, most recently, Gar- of a series tied at one win apiece…Texas is 3-8 in rubber games this sea- ret Anderson (8/21/07 vs. NYY)…Elias says Arencibia is the first of the 9 son, losing the last 6 since winning in Anaheim on May 4…club is 2-2 in players on that list to see his team lose the game. rubber game finales in Arlington in ‘14…with a win tonight, Rangers could end a string of 7 consecutive series losses since taking 2 of 3 vs. Twins, CAN’T FADE ME: J.P. Arencibia leads the majors with 16 RBI since the 6/27-29…club is 1-9-3 in last 13 home series entering tonight. All-Star break (12 games), 2 more than TOR’s Melky Cabrera (14)…all oth- • Rangers have won all 4 series openers since the break, but are 0-8 in the er Rangers have 25 RBI since the break…Arencibia has 5 of the Rangers’ other contests, last win in a non-series opener being 7/5 at NYM…club has 8 HR since the break, while Adrian Beltre has 2 HR and Adam Rosales dropped 12 straight series finales since a Yu Darvish SHO on 6/11 vs. MIA. has one…he is 3-for-3 w/ RISP in this series, and 5-for-9 w/ RISP in this homstand after opening the year 2-for-22 w/ RISP with Texas. IN THE STANDINGS: The Rangers have dropped 17.5 games in the stand- ings since June 17 to go from 7.0 to 24.5 games behind the division-lead- SLAM DROUGHT ENDS: The Rangers had gone over a year since last ing A’s…current 24.5-game deficit matches season high (also after Sunday hitting a grand slam, as Arencibia’s blast last night was the first by a Rang- loss), as it is club’s greatest deficit at any point in a season since finishing er since Nelson Cruz on 7/5/13 vs. HOU…club played 183 games between the 2003 campaign 25.0 games behind division-winner Oakland…Texas grand slams, longest span for Rangers since a 225-game span between had not previously trailed by as many as 24.5 games this early in a season slams on 5/23/85 and 8/1/86-G2. since 2001 (25.0 GB through 57 G)…Rangers have gained ground in the division in 2 of last 5 days, but in just 3 of last 43 days beginning 6/17… MANY RUNS: The Rangers (11) and Yankees (12) combined for 23 runs Texas has been in 5th place in the division since 7/9. last night, 2nd-most in any A.L. game this season and one of just 9 MLB games this season to feature 23 runs…3 of those 9 have taken place here AT HOME: Rangers have lost 11 of 13, 18 of 23, and 25 of last 35 at home, in Arlington, all Texas defeats: 3/31 vs. PHI (14-10 loss), 6/9 vs. CLE (17-7 and are 11-30 last 41 home games after opening season with a 9-3 mark loss), and last night vs. NYY (12-11 loss). in Arlington…team’s 20-33 (.377) home record is lowest winning pct. in • There have been 2 MLB games since the start of last season in which MLB and the 20 wins are fewest in club history through 53 games at home. both teams scored 11+ runs, both here in Arlington, almost exactly a year apart…Rangers beat Angels 14-11 here on 7/30/13 and lost to Yankees VS. NEW YORK-AL: Rangers have secured a loss in the season series, last night 12-11. trailing 2-4 entering tonight’s final meeting of ‘14 with the Yankees…Rang- ers went 1-3 in 4-game set in the Bronx last week, losing 3 straight to BEYOND THE GRAY SKY: Texas lost last night despite 11 runs…2 ML end that series…club is 6-6 in last 12 vs. NYY and has won 8 of last 15 teams have lost with 11+ R since start of ‘13, both at this park (Angels lost beginning 8/16/12, but is just 33-55 beginning 2004…Rangers are 10-7 vs. 14-11 on 7/30/13 - Leonys Martin 3-R walkoff HR)…first Texas loss with Yankees in reg. season home games since 2010…Rangers were 15-37 at 11+ runs, since a 15-13 defeat on 9/19/08 vs. LAA…teams to lose when home vs. Yankees from 1998-2009…after taking 2 of 3 vs. NYY from 5/21- scoring 10+ runs in ‘14: COL (3x), TEX (2), DET (1), NYM (1), PIT (1). 23/04, Rangers went 0-6-1 in next 7 series in Arlington, but club is 2-1-2 • Last night marked Rangers’ highest run total since 6/16 at OAK (14 R), in last 5 series here beginning 2010 (entering tonight’s finale)…Yankees 2nd-most runs in a home game in ‘14 (12 R on 4/18 vs. CWS). lead all-time series 254-185, with leads of 108-107 in Arlington and 50-38 at Globe Life Park. ELVIS ANDRUS had his 3rd 3-hit game of the month last night and en- • Rangers are 8-20 (.286) vs. A.L. East in 2014, the lowest winning pct. ters tonight with a 6-game hit streak…since an 0-for-12 span, Andrus has by any A.L. club against a single division and 2nd-lowest in MLB to .238 reached safely in 13 of his last 25 PA’s (8 H, 3 BB, HBP). (5-16) for COL vs. N.L. Central…have dropped 12 of 16 vs. East and lost all 8 series vs. the division in ‘14. FLOWING: Frisco’s Joey Gallo hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the 8th inning last night vs. Midland, his baseball-leading 37th HR in 2014…Gal- DON’T STAY HOME: Following tomorrow’s off day, the Rangers’ first since lo’s 16 HR are 3rd in the Texas League, 2 behind the leader, and he still the break after playing 13 straight days to open the 2nd “half”, Texas will leads the Carolina League w/ 21 HR (4 more than 2nd place batter)…with begin a 9-game, 10-day road trip on Friday night through Cleveland, Chi- 5 more HR, he would set Rangers single-season minors record (41 by Tom cago-AL, and Houston (3 G in each city)…Rangers are 1-3 vs.